This is a great machine, it's my first Mac so I'm a Switcher. There are some great Apps for the Mac and I was suprized how quickly I got used of it. It takes 15sec to start up from cold including starting the Anti Virus software I put on it. Screen is so sharp it"s amazing. Wish I switched years ago.

Having been a PC advocate for years I bought this fully expecting to have to install Windows. Pleasantly surprised with OSX and have resisted so far. Machine is fast as lightning to start up and I am yet to run anything on it which challenges it. High buying price is balanced off a bit by better residual selling price than anything with Windows. Build quality is fantastic and the track-pad is the best I have used.

Bad points:

Casing is very easy to mark. Also the design of the casing should probably have had a little update given this is the third or fourth generation. Shows how high apple set the bar that others are only now catching up. Higher res screen would be nice too. Maybe not retina high, but 1080P would be ace.

The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.

Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.

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